Tamar 0.7.5 → 0.7.6

data/.gitmodules

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "src/luadist"]
 	path = src/luadist
 	url = https://github.com/LuaDist/luadist.git
+[submodule "src/lua"]
+	path = src/lua
+	url = git://github.com/LuaDist/lua.git

data/HISTORY

@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 RELEASE HISTORY
 
+v0.7.5 / 2011-05-23
+
+Regenerate gemspec for version 0.7.5 (David Love david@homeunix.org.uk)
+
+Changes:
+
+* 3 General Enhancements
+
+    * Version bump to 0.7.5
+    * Update HISTORY file
+    * Regenerate gemspec for version 0.7.4
+
+* 3 Patch Enhancements
+
+    * Call cmake on the LuaDist bindings to make Lua
+    * Call bootstrap to build the Lua integration
+    * Begin patching of the Ruby build process for Lua
+
+
 v0.7.4 / 2011-05-23
 
 Regenerate gemspec for version 0.7.4 (David Love david@homeunix.org.uk)
@@ -94,13 +113,11 @@ Current Development (David Love)
 
 Changes:
 
-* 3 Patch Enhancements
+* 1 Patch Enhancements
 
-    * Call cmake on the LuaDist bindings to make Lua
-    * Call bootstrap to build the Lua integration
-    * Begin patching of the Ruby build process for Lua
+    * Link directly to the Lua source
 
 * 1 General Enhancements
 
-    * Regenerate gemspec for version 0.7.4
+    * Regenerate gemspec for version 0.7.5
 

data/Tamar.gemspec

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{Tamar}
-  s.version = "0.7.5"
+  s.version = "0.7.6"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Evan Wies, David Love"]
@@ -31,6 +31,119 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     "VERSION",
     "src/build/bootstrap.rb",
     "src/build/extconf.rb",
+    "src/lua/CMakeLists.txt",
+    "src/lua/COPYRIGHT",
+    "src/lua/FindReadline.cmake",
+    "src/lua/HISTORY",
+    "src/lua/INSTALL",
+    "src/lua/Makefile",
+    "src/lua/README",
+    "src/lua/dist.cmake",
+    "src/lua/dist.info",
+    "src/lua/doc/amazon.gif",
+    "src/lua/doc/contents.html",
+    "src/lua/doc/cover.png",
+    "src/lua/doc/logo.gif",
+    "src/lua/doc/lua.1",
+    "src/lua/doc/lua.css",
+    "src/lua/doc/lua.html",
+    "src/lua/doc/luac.1",
+    "src/lua/doc/luac.html",
+    "src/lua/doc/manual.css",
+    "src/lua/doc/manual.html",
+    "src/lua/doc/readme.html",
+    "src/lua/etc/Makefile",
+    "src/lua/etc/README",
+    "src/lua/etc/all.c",
+    "src/lua/etc/lua.hpp",
+    "src/lua/etc/lua.ico",
+    "src/lua/etc/lua.pc",
+    "src/lua/etc/luavs.bat",
+    "src/lua/etc/min.c",
+    "src/lua/etc/noparser.c",
+    "src/lua/etc/strict.lua",
+    "src/lua/src/Makefile",
+    "src/lua/src/lapi.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lapi.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lauxlib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lauxlib.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lbaselib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lcode.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lcode.h",
+    "src/lua/src/ldblib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/ldebug.c",
+    "src/lua/src/ldebug.h",
+    "src/lua/src/ldo.c",
+    "src/lua/src/ldo.h",
+    "src/lua/src/ldump.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lfunc.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lfunc.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lgc.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lgc.h",
+    "src/lua/src/linit.c",
+    "src/lua/src/liolib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/llex.c",
+    "src/lua/src/llex.h",
+    "src/lua/src/llimits.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lmathlib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lmem.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lmem.h",
+    "src/lua/src/loadlib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/loadlib_rel.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lobject.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lobject.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lopcodes.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lopcodes.h",
+    "src/lua/src/loslib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lparser.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lparser.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lstate.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lstate.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lstring.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lstring.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lstrlib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/ltable.c",
+    "src/lua/src/ltable.h",
+    "src/lua/src/ltablib.c",
+    "src/lua/src/ltm.c",
+    "src/lua/src/ltm.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lua.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lua.def",
+    "src/lua/src/lua.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lua.rc",
+    "src/lua/src/lua_dll.rc",
+    "src/lua/src/luac.c",
+    "src/lua/src/luac.rc",
+    "src/lua/src/luaconf.h.in",
+    "src/lua/src/luaconf.h.orig",
+    "src/lua/src/lualib.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lundump.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lundump.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lvm.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lvm.h",
+    "src/lua/src/lzio.c",
+    "src/lua/src/lzio.h",
+    "src/lua/src/print.c",
+    "src/lua/test/README",
+    "src/lua/test/bisect.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/cf.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/echo.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/env.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/factorial.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/fib.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/fibfor.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/globals.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/hello.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/life.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/luac.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/printf.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/readonly.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/sieve.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/sort.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/table.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/trace-calls.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/trace-globals.lua",
+    "src/lua/test/xd.lua",
     "src/luadist/CMakeLists.txt",
     "src/luadist/COPYRIGHT",
     "src/luadist/README",

data/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.5
+0.7.6

data/src/lua/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2011 LuaDist.
+# Created by Peter Drahoš, Peter Kapec
+# Redistribution and use of this file is allowed according to the terms of the MIT license.
+# For details see the COPYRIGHT file distributed with LuaDist.
+# Please note that the package source code is licensed under its own license.
+
+project ( lua C )
+cmake_minimum_required ( VERSION 2.6 )
+include ( dist.cmake )
+
+## CONFIGURATION
+# Default configuration (we assume POSIX by default)
+set ( LUA_PATH "LUA_PATH" CACHE STRING "Environment variable to use as package.path." )
+set ( LUA_CPATH "LUA_CPATH" CACHE STRING "Environment variable to use as package.cpath." )
+set ( LUA_INIT "LUA_INIT" CACHE STRING "Environment variable for initial script." )
+
+option ( LUA_ANSI "Use only ansi features." OFF )
+option ( LUA_USE_RELATIVE_LOADLIB "Use modified loadlib.c with support for relative paths on posix systems." ON)
+set ( LUA_IDSIZE 60 CACHE NUMBER "gives the maximum size for the description of the source." )
+set ( LUA_PROMPT "> " CACHE STRING "Is the default prompt used by stand-alone Lua." )
+set ( LUA_PROMPT2 ">> " CACHE STRING "Is the default continuation prompt used by stand-alone Lua." )
+set ( LUA_MAXINPUT 512 CACHE NUMBER "Is the maximum length for an input line in the stand-alone interpreter.")
+
+#2DO: LUAI_* and LUAL_* settings, for now defaults are used.
+  
+set ( LUA_DIRSEP "/" )
+set ( LUA_MODULE_SUFFIX ${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX} )
+set ( LUA_LDIR ${INSTALL_LMOD} )
+set ( LUA_CDIR ${INSTALL_CMOD} )
+
+if ( LUA_USE_RELATIVE_LOADLIB )
+  # This will set up relative paths to lib
+  string ( REGEX REPLACE "[^!/]+" ".." LUA_DIR "!/${INSTALL_BIN}/" )
+else ()
+  # Direct path to installation
+  set ( LUA_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} CACHE STRING "Destination from which modules will be resolved. See INSTALL_LMOD and INSTALL_CMOD.")
+endif ()
+
+set ( LUA_PATH_DEFAULT "./?.lua;${LUA_DIR}${LUA_LDIR}/?.lua;${LUA_DIR}${LUA_LDIR}/?/init.lua" )
+set ( LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT "./?${LUA_MODULE_SUFFIX};${LUA_DIR}${LUA_CDIR}/?${LUA_MODULE_SUFFIX};${LUA_DIR}${LUA_CDIR}/loadall${LUA_MODULE_SUFFIX}" )
+
+if ( WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN )
+  # Windows systems
+  option ( LUA_WIN "Windows specific build." ON )
+  option ( LUA_BUILD_AS_DLL "Build Lua library as Dll." ON )
+  # Paths (Double escapes needed)
+  set ( LUA_DIRSEP "\\\\" )
+  string ( REPLACE "/" ${LUA_DIRSEP} LUA_DIR "${LUA_DIR}" )
+  string ( REPLACE "/" ${LUA_DIRSEP} LUA_LDIR "${LUA_LDIR}" )
+  string ( REPLACE "/" ${LUA_DIRSEP} LUA_CDIR "${LUA_CDIR}" )
+  string ( REPLACE "/" ${LUA_DIRSEP} LUA_PATH_DEFAULT "${LUA_PATH_DEFAULT}" )
+  string ( REPLACE "/" ${LUA_DIRSEP} LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT "${LUA_CPATH_DEFAULT}" )
+else ()
+  # Posix systems (incl. Cygwin)
+  option ( LUA_USE_POSIX "Use POSIX functionality." ON )
+  option ( LUA_USE_DLOPEN "Use dynamic linker to load modules." ON )
+  option ( LUA_USE_MKSTEMP "Use mkstep." ON )
+  option ( LUA_USE_ISATTY "Use tty." ON )
+  option ( LUA_USE_POPEN "Use popen." ON )
+  option ( LUA_USE_ULONGJMP "Use ulongjmp" ON)
+endif ()
+
+## SETUP
+# Optional libraries
+find_package ( Readline )
+if ( READLINE_FOUND )
+  option ( LUA_USE_READLINE "Use readline in the Lua CLI." ON )
+endif ()
+
+find_package ( Curses )
+if ( CURSES_FOUND )
+  option ( LUA_USE_CURSES "Use curses in the Lua CLI." ON )
+endif ()
+
+# Setup needed variables and libraries
+if ( LUA_USE_POSIX )
+  # On POSIX Lua links to standard math library "m"
+  list ( APPEND LIBS m )
+endif ()
+
+if ( LUA_USE_DLOPEN )
+  # Link to dynamic linker library "dl"
+  list ( APPEND LIBS dl )
+endif ()
+
+if ( LUA_WIN )
+  # Add extra rc files to the windows build
+  if ( MSVC OR MINGW )
+    set ( LUA_DEF src/lua.def )
+    set ( LUA_DLL_RC src/lua_dll.rc )
+    set ( LUA_RC src/lua.rc )
+    set ( LUAC_RC src/luac.rc )
+  endif ()
+endif ()
+
+if ( LUA_USE_READLINE )
+  # Add readline
+  include_directories ( ${READLINE_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+  list ( APPEND LIBS ${READLINE_LIBRARY} )
+endif ()
+
+if ( LUA_USE_CURSES )
+  # Add curses
+  include_directories ( ${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+  list ( APPEND LIBS ${CURSES_LIBRARY} )
+endif ()
+
+## SOURCES
+# Generate luaconf.h
+configure_file ( src/luaconf.h.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/luaconf.h )
+
+# Sources and headers
+include_directories ( src ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} )
+set ( SRC_LIB src/lapi.c src/lcode.c src/ldebug.c src/ldo.c src/ldump.c src/lfunc.c src/lgc.c src/llex.c src/lmem.c src/lobject.c src/lopcodes.c src/lparser.c src/lstate.c src/lstring.c src/ltable.c src/ltm.c src/lundump.c src/lvm.c src/lzio.c src/lauxlib.c src/lbaselib.c src/ldblib.c src/liolib.c src/lmathlib.c src/loslib.c src/ltablib.c src/lstrlib.c src/linit.c )
+set ( SRC_LUA src/lua.c )
+set ( SRC_LUAC src/luac.c src/print.c )
+
+if ( LUA_USE_RELATIVE_LOADLIB )
+  # Use modified loadlib
+  list ( APPEND SRC_LIB src/loadlib_rel.c )
+else ()
+  list ( APPEND SRC_LIB src/loadlib.c )
+endif ()
+
+## BUILD
+# Create dynamic library
+add_library ( liblua SHARED ${SRC_LIB} ${LUA_DLL_RC} ${LUA_DEF} )
+target_link_libraries ( liblua ${LIBS} )
+set_target_properties ( liblua PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME lua51 CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1 )
+
+# Create static library, this is needed to compile luac in the 5.1.x Lua series
+add_library ( liblua_static STATIC ${SRC_LIB} )
+target_link_libraries ( liblua_static ${LIBS} )
+
+add_executable ( lua ${SRC_LUA} ${LUA_RC} )
+target_link_libraries ( lua liblua )
+
+add_executable ( luac ${SRC_LUAC} ${LUAC_RC} )
+target_link_libraries ( luac liblua_static )
+
+install_executable ( lua luac )
+install_library ( liblua )
+install_data ( README COPYRIGHT HISTORY )
+install_lua_module ( strict etc/strict.lua )
+install_header (src/lua.h src/lualib.h src/lauxlib.h etc/lua.hpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/luaconf.h  )
+install_doc ( doc/ )
+install_foo ( etc/ )
+install_test ( test/ )
+
+## TESTS
+set(LUA lua) 
+
+add_lua_test ( test/bisect.lua )
+add_lua_test ( test/cf.lua )
+add_lua_test ( test/echo.lua )
+add_lua_test ( test/env.lua )
+add_lua_test ( test/factorial.lua )
+add_lua_test ( test/fib.lua 20 )
+add_lua_test ( test/fibfor.lua )
+#add_lua_test ( test/globals.lua ) # Requires input
+add_lua_test ( test/hello.lua )
+file(READ test/life.lua _data)  # life.lua test, with reduced run-time.
+string(REPLACE "40,20" "20,15" _data "${_data}")
+string(REPLACE 2000 20 _data "${_data}")
+file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test/life-quick.lua "${_data}")
+add_lua_test ( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test/life-quick.lua )
+#add_lua_test ( test/luac.lua ) # Requires input
+add_lua_test ( test/printf.lua )
+add_lua_test ( test/readonly.lua )
+set_property ( TEST readonly PROPERTY PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "cannot redefine global variable `y'" )
+add_lua_test ( test/sieve.lua )
+add_lua_test ( test/sort.lua )
+#add_lua_test ( test/table.lua ) # Requires input
+add_lua_test ( test/trace-calls.lua )
+add_lua_test ( test/trace-globals.lua )
+#add_lua_test ( test/xd.lua ) # Requires input

data/src/lua/COPYRIGHT

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Lua License
+-----------
+
+Lua is licensed under the terms of the MIT license reproduced below.
+This means that Lua is free software and can be used for both academic
+and commercial purposes at absolutely no cost.
+
+For details and rationale, see http://www.lua.org/license.html .
+
+===============================================================================
+
+Copyright (C) 1994-2008 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+
+===============================================================================
+
+(end of COPYRIGHT)

data/src/lua/FindReadline.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# - Try to find Readline
+# Once done this will define
+#  READLINE_FOUND - System has readline
+#  READLINE_INCLUDE_DIRS - The readline include directories
+#  READLINE_LIBRARIES - The libraries needed to use readline
+#  READLINE_DEFINITIONS - Compiler switches required for using readline
+
+find_package ( PkgConfig )
+pkg_check_modules ( PC_READLINE QUIET readline )
+set ( READLINE_DEFINITIONS ${PC_READLINE_CFLAGS_OTHER} )
+
+find_path ( READLINE_INCLUDE_DIR readline/readline.h
+      HINTS ${PC_READLINE_INCLUDEDIR} ${PC_READLINE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+      PATH_SUFFIXES readline )
+
+find_library ( READLINE_LIBRARY NAMES readline
+      HINTS ${PC_READLINE_LIBDIR} ${PC_READLINE_LIBRARY_DIRS} )
+
+set ( READLINE_LIBRARIES ${READLINE_LIBRARY} )
+set ( READLINE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${READLINE_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+
+include ( FindPackageHandleStandardArgs )
+# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set READLINE_FOUND to TRUE
+# if all listed variables are TRUE
+find_package_handle_standard_args ( readline DEFAULT_MSG READLINE_LIBRARY READLINE_INCLUDE_DIR )

data/src/lua/HISTORY

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+HISTORY for Lua 5.1
+
+* Changes from version 5.0 to 5.1
+  -------------------------------
+  Language:
+  + new module system.
+  + new semantics for control variables of fors.
+  + new semantics for setn/getn.
+  + new syntax/semantics for varargs.
+  + new long strings and comments.
+  + new `mod' operator (`%')
+  + new length operator #t
+  + metatables for all types
+  API:
+  + new functions: lua_createtable, lua_get(set)field, lua_push(to)integer.
+  + user supplies memory allocator (lua_open becomes lua_newstate).
+  + luaopen_* functions must be called through Lua.
+  Implementation:
+  + new configuration scheme via luaconf.h.
+  + incremental garbage collection.
+  + better handling of end-of-line in the lexer.
+  + fully reentrant parser (new Lua function `load')
+  + better support for 64-bit machines.
+  + native loadlib support for Mac OS X.
+  + standard distribution in only one library (lualib.a merged into lua.a)
+
+* Changes from version 4.0 to 5.0
+  -------------------------------
+  Language:
+  + lexical scoping.
+  + Lua coroutines.
+  + standard libraries now packaged in tables.
+  + tags replaced by metatables and tag methods replaced by metamethods,
+    stored in metatables.
+  + proper tail calls.
+  + each function can have its own global table, which can be shared.
+  + new __newindex metamethod, called when we insert a new key into a table.
+  + new block comments: --[[ ... ]].
+  + new generic for.
+  + new weak tables.
+  + new boolean type.
+  + new syntax "local function".
+  + (f()) returns the first value returned by f.
+  + {f()} fills a table with all values returned by f.
+  + \n ignored in [[\n .
+  + fixed and-or priorities.
+  + more general syntax for function definition (e.g. function a.x.y:f()...end).
+  + more general syntax for function calls (e.g. (print or write)(9)).
+  + new functions (time/date, tmpfile, unpack, require, load*, etc.).
+  API:
+  + chunks are loaded by using lua_load; new luaL_loadfile and luaL_loadbuffer.
+  + introduced lightweight userdata, a simple "void*" without a metatable.
+  + new error handling protocol: the core no longer prints error messages;
+    all errors are reported to the caller on the stack.
+  + new lua_atpanic for host cleanup.
+  + new, signal-safe, hook scheme.
+  Implementation:
+  + new license: MIT.
+  + new, faster, register-based virtual machine.
+  + support for external multithreading and coroutines.
+  + new and consistent error message format.
+  + the core no longer needs "stdio.h" for anything (except for a single
+    use of sprintf to convert numbers to strings).
+  + lua.c now runs the environment variable LUA_INIT, if present. It can
+    be "@filename", to run a file, or the chunk itself.
+  + support for user extensions in lua.c.
+    sample implementation given for command line editing.
+  + new dynamic loading library, active by default on several platforms.
+  + safe garbage-collector metamethods.
+  + precompiled bytecodes checked for integrity (secure binary dostring).
+  + strings are fully aligned.
+  + position capture in string.find.
+  + read('*l') can read lines with embedded zeros.
+
+* Changes from version 3.2 to 4.0
+  -------------------------------
+  Language:
+  + new "break" and "for" statements (both numerical and for tables).
+  + uniform treatment of globals: globals are now stored in a Lua table.
+  + improved error messages.
+  + no more '$debug': full speed *and* full debug information.
+  + new read form: read(N) for next N bytes.
+  + general read patterns now deprecated.
+    (still available with -DCOMPAT_READPATTERNS.)
+  + all return values are passed as arguments for the last function
+    (old semantics still available with -DLUA_COMPAT_ARGRET)
+  + garbage collection tag methods for tables now deprecated.
+  + there is now only one tag method for order.
+  API:
+  + New API: fully re-entrant, simpler, and more efficient.
+  + New debug API.
+  Implementation:
+  + faster than ever: cleaner virtual machine and new hashing algorithm.
+  + non-recursive garbage-collector algorithm.
+  + reduced memory usage for programs with many strings.
+  + improved treatment for memory allocation errors.
+  + improved support for 16-bit machines (we hope).
+  + code now compiles unmodified as both ANSI C and C++.
+  + numbers in bases other than 10 are converted using strtoul.
+  + new -f option in Lua to support #! scripts.
+  + luac can now combine text and binaries.
+
+* Changes from version 3.1 to 3.2
+  -------------------------------
+  + redirected all output in Lua's core to _ERRORMESSAGE and _ALERT.
+  + increased limit on the number of constants and globals per function
+    (from 2^16 to 2^24).
+  + debugging info (lua_debug and hooks) moved into lua_state and new API
+    functions provided to get and set this info.
+  + new debug lib gives full debugging access within Lua.
+  + new table functions "foreachi", "sort", "tinsert", "tremove", "getn".
+  + new io functions "flush", "seek".
+
+* Changes from version 3.0 to 3.1
+  -------------------------------
+  + NEW FEATURE: anonymous functions with closures (via "upvalues").
+  + new syntax:
+    - local variables in chunks.
+    - better scope control with DO block END.
+    - constructors can now be also written: { record-part; list-part }.
+    - more general syntax for function calls and lvalues, e.g.:
+      f(x).y=1
+      o:f(x,y):g(z)
+      f"string" is sugar for f("string")
+  + strings may now contain arbitrary binary data (e.g., embedded zeros).
+  + major code re-organization and clean-up; reduced module interdependecies.
+  + no arbitrary limits on the total number of constants and globals.
+  + support for multiple global contexts.
+  + better syntax error messages.
+  + new traversal functions "foreach" and "foreachvar".
+  + the default for numbers is now double.
+    changing it to use floats or longs is easy.
+  + complete debug information stored in pre-compiled chunks.
+  + sample interpreter now prompts user when run interactively, and also
+    handles control-C interruptions gracefully.
+
+* Changes from version 2.5 to 3.0
+  -------------------------------
+  + NEW CONCEPT: "tag methods".
+    Tag methods replace fallbacks as the meta-mechanism for extending the
+    semantics of Lua. Whereas fallbacks had a global nature, tag methods
+    work on objects having the same tag (e.g., groups of tables).
+    Existing code that uses fallbacks should work without change.
+  + new, general syntax for constructors {[exp] = exp, ... }.
+  + support for handling variable number of arguments in functions (varargs).
+  + support for conditional compilation ($if ... $else ... $end).
+  + cleaner semantics in API simplifies host code.
+  + better support for writing libraries (auxlib.h).
+  + better type checking and error messages in the standard library.
+  + luac can now also undump.
+
+* Changes from version 2.4 to 2.5
+  -------------------------------
+  + io and string libraries are now based on pattern matching;
+    the old libraries are still available for compatibility
+  + dofile and dostring can now return values (via return statement)
+  + better support for 16- and 64-bit machines
+  + expanded documentation, with more examples
+
+* Changes from version 2.2 to 2.4
+  -------------------------------
+  + external compiler creates portable binary files that can be loaded faster
+  + interface for debugging and profiling
+  + new "getglobal" fallback
+  + new functions for handling references to Lua objects
+  + new functions in standard lib
+  + only one copy of each string is stored
+  + expanded documentation, with more examples
+
+* Changes from version 2.1 to 2.2
+  -------------------------------
+  + functions now may be declared with any "lvalue" as a name
+  + garbage collection of functions
+  + support for pipes
+
+* Changes from version 1.1 to 2.1
+  -------------------------------
+  + object-oriented support
+  + fallbacks
+  + simplified syntax for tables
+  + many internal improvements
+
+(end of HISTORY)